Isaiah 14:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 14:4

2 Then people will take them ^aand bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them for servants and maids in the land of the Lord; they will take them captive whose captives they were, ^band rule over their oppressors.

Fall of the King of Babylon

3 It shall come to pass in the day the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve,

4 that you ^awill take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say:
“How the oppressor has ceased,
The ^bgolden city ceased!

5 The Lord has broken ^athe staff of the wicked,
The scepter of the rulers;

6 He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke,
He who ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted and no one hinders.

7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet;
They break forth into singing.

8 ^aIndeed the cypress trees rejoice over you,
And the cedars of Lebanon,
Saying, ‘Since you¹ were cut down,
No woodsman has come up against us.’

9 “Hell¹^a from beneath is excited about you,
To meet you at your coming;
It stirs up the dead for you,
All the chief ones of the earth;
It has raised up from their thrones
All the kings of the nations.

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 14:4

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American Standard Version
that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

Amplified® Bible
You shall take up this [taunting] parable against the king of Babylon and say, How the oppressor has stilled [the restless insolence]! The golden {and} exacting city has ceased!

Contemporary English Version
Then you will make fun of the King of Babylonia by singing this song: That cruel monster is done for! He won't attack us again.

Darby English Version
that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased, -- the exactress of gold ceased!

Good News Bible
When he does this, they are to mock the king of Babylon and say: "The cruel king has fallen! He will never oppress anyone again!

King James Version
That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

New American Standard Bible
that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say, "How the oppressor has ceased, {And how} fury has ceased!

New International Version
you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:
How the oppressor has come to an end!
How his fury has ended!

New King James Version
that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say:
"How the oppressor has ceased,
The golden city ceased!

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say, "How the oppressor has ceased, And how fury has ceased!

Revised Standard Version
you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: "How the oppressor has ceased, the insolent fury ceased!

Young's Literal Translation
That thou hast taken up this simile Concerning the king of Babylon, and said, How hath the exactor ceased,

New English Translation
you will taunt the king of Babylon with these words:¹ “Look how the oppressor has met his end! Hostility² has ceased!

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